1940s? Hotpoint Two Door Fridge

[58limited]

Has anyone seen one of these or know much about them? It runs but only the left freezer box is getting cold. It is missing some shelves, one freezer door, and the drawers (if it had any - the seller thinks it was used in a Mom & Pop store, several locals remember seeing it, so it might not have had drawers). The asking price is $300.00. I think the styling would go great with my Chambers Imperial. The fridge is 48" X 60" X 24", about the same size as my Foodarama.

 

[58limited]

Interior

 

[statenislandgwm]

That's the same fridge....

I was asking about a few months back. They had the same one in the breakroom on the old cop show "Adam 12".

 

[rp2813]

I wonder if parts (shelves, freezer door, under freezer pans) from a single door Hotpoint of the same vintage would fit.

 

I agree that it would give the appearance of a Chambers refrigerator.

 

[58limited]

I was thinking the same thing, Ralph.

 

I committed to buy this, I'm sending a money order tomorrow. I have a college buddy who lives in the town where this is located, 250 miles from me. He is going to get it and hold it for me.

 

[athanasius80]

It was built by GE, and I'm guessing is 1939-1947ish. The shelves are probably not the same size as the single door models, but ya never know! Worst case you have enough that a metalworker could replicate the others for you.

It looks like it'll clean up beautifully. Enjoy your new fridge!

 

[applianceguy47]

statenisland guy

"They had the same one in the breakroom on the old cop show "Adam 12". "

I was thinking the same thing.

In fact, if you go to the Hulu site, you'll see it in their screen cap for episode 10 in the 1st season.
I wasn't sure if it was this, or the Foodorama. Now I know. Thank-you.

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[58limited]

Money has been sent for this and I found a glass meat tray for it on ebay (hopefully it fits). The tray goes under the freezer and there is a drawer under it judging by ads I've seen - the seller did not have the drawer. This will be a harder fridge to find parts for as it is not as common of a brand plus I need two of everything. Luckily, as mentioned above, I can have shelves made or repaired. I think I am only missing one shelf but the other three need work. The drawers will be the hardest to find I bet.

 

 

Based on the few ads I've found, I think it is late 1930s. The ones made right after WWII have a horizontal door handle and a butter saver in the sidewall to the side of the freezer. The ads are all for single door models but I'm assuming the styling would have changed for the two door models as well.

 

[goatfarmer]

WOW! That thing is a MONSTER!

 

[athanasius80]

Ya know, the drip trays from a GE of the period "might" fit. GE and Hotpoint were were sort of Ford and Mercury: same car with different grill and trim.

 

[whirlaway]

Hard to date!

With so many things if they were basically made for the commercial trade the styling lagged behind,for big kitchens it might have been in an alcove in a large kitchen that only the help would see so it was no reason for the public to see as such. So styling remained plain and older in some cases.This does look like a pre-war model but may have been used up to the late forties after the war.Like the double Moniter-tops.Above Radio City in NY,they have a penthouse apartment that is a time capsule,never updated since around 33 or 34,it has double monitor tops and a wonderful period kitchen in it I was lucky enough to see this because its off limits on the regular tour and there was only 4 of us on the tour and I asked the guide if I could see the kitchen and he let us.I felt like Ihad gone back in time even a 1930s Westinghouse fan was still mounted on the wall from when it was built.It had tan glazed bricks on the walls it was wonderful,I could almost hear the faint sounds of 42nd Street and other songs of the era.

 

[58limited]

Based on the door handles and the VERY FEW ads I've found, it seems to be a 1938 or 1939 model, but don't hold me to that.